Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) also known as giant cow parsley, hogsbane, or cartwheel-flower, is a plant in the carrot family. People who touch its sap may develop giant hogweed burns ...

The invasive giant hogweed plant was just discovered in the state of Virginia for the first time. Giant hogweed sap can make skin extremely sensitive to the sun, causing third-degree burns in a ...

Jenson, nine, was stung by a giant hogweed in Ryhope Park, Sunderland, while trying to fetch a football. Toxic sap from the weed, which grows near canals and rivers, can increase the sensitivity ...

A large Giant Hogweed plant, which if touched can cause serious blistering, was reported to the Canal & Rivers Trust on the Grand Union Canal towpath near Apsley Lock over the weekend. It was ...

“Never touch it.” Ford was talking about giant hogweed, an invasive plant species found in Pennsylvania, including locally. The plant, which is toxic to humans, has been the focal point of num ...